Effigy Shield

In-Game Description

Frightful occult shield. Defends against
divine weapons and lightning.

In an ill-fated plot to destroy the very
gods, the followers of the occult once
attempted to steal the power of
Gravelord Nito, the first of the dead.

Availability

Treasure from a corpse in Tomb of the Giants

The plateau with the two Skeleton Beasts and a Skeleton Archer has a slope leading down. Take a right to find the corpse with the shield. Beware, a Black Knight (Halberd) is guarding the path to the Effigy Shield; it is advised to lure him back on the plateau where you can circle him.

General Information

This shield was designed by Mat Gunn for the Shield Design contest held by From Software prior to the release of the game. Mat Gunn's original name for the shield was 'Xenomorph's Aegis'. The names of all four winning designers appear in the game credits.

Image Name Damage Critical Durability Weight Stats Needed Stat Bonuses Damage Reduction % Stability Aux Effects Frampt Souls Effigy Shield 60/0/0/0 (Strike) 100 180 3.0 101/0/0/16 D/-/-/- 90/40/70/90 45 0/0/-/- 50

Move Set

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1 Handed
L1 (left hand)	Guard
L2 (left hand)	Parry
R1 — R1 —	Shield punch > ground punch
R2 — R2	Shield swing > backhand swing
Roll — R1	Shield Uppercut
Backstep or Run — R1	running Push
Forward + R1	slow Push

2 Handed
R1 — R1 —	fast Shield bashes
R2 — R2	running Push > Shield swing
Roll — R1	Shield Bash
Backstep or Run — R1	Shield Bash
Forward + R1	Push
L1 or L2	Guard

Upgrades

Basic

Standard upgrade path.
Requires

• Titanite

Name Damage Damage Reduction % Stability Shard L. Shard Chunk Slab Souls Effigy Shield +0 60/0/0/0 90/40/70/90 45 - - - - 200 Effigy Shield +1 62/0/0/0 90/40/70/90 45 1 - - - 200 Effigy Shield +2 66/0/0/0 90/40/70/90 46 1 - - - 200 Effigy Shield +3 69/0/0/0 90/40/70/90 47 2 - - - 200 Effigy Shield +4 72/0/0/0 90/40/70/90 48 2 - - - 200 Effigy Shield +5 75/0/0/0 90/40/70/90 49 3 - - - 200 Effigy Shield +6 78/0/0/0 90/40/70/90 50 - 1 - - 200 Effigy Shield +7 82/0/0/0 90/40/70/90 51 - 1 - - 200 Effigy Shield +8 85/0/0/0 90/40/70/90 52 - 2 - - 200 Effigy Shield +9 89/0/0/0 90/40/70/90 53 - 2 - - 200 Effigy Shield +10 93/0/0/0 90/40/70/90 54 - 3 - - 200 Effigy Shield +11 97/0/0/0 90/40/70/90 54 - - 1 - 200 Effigy Shield +12 101/0/0/0 90/40/70/90 54 - - 1 - 200 Effigy Shield +13 105/0/0/0 90/40/70/90 55 - - 2 - 200 Effigy Shield +14 109/0/0/0 90/40/70/90 55 - - 3 - 200 Effigy Shield +15 120/0/0/0 90/40/70/90 56 - - - 1 200

Crystal

Weapon durability reduced to 18. Base damage increased. Cannot repair weapon (except through reinforcement).
Requires

• Effigy Shield+10
• Titanite

Name Damage Stat Bonuses Damage Reduction % Stability Chunk Slab Souls Crystal Effigy Shield +0 93/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 90/40/70/90 56 1 200 Crystal Effigy Shield +1 97/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 90/40/70/90 56 1 200 Crystal Effigy Shield +2 101/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 90/40/70/90 57 1 200 Crystal Effigy Shield +3 105/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 90/40/70/90 57 2 200 Crystal Effigy Shield +4 109/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 90/40/70/90 58 3 200 Crystal Effigy Shield +5 120/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 90/40/70/90 58 1 200

Lightning

Adds lightning damage. All stat bonuses removed.
Requires

• Effigy Shield+10
• Titanite

Name Damage Damage Reduction % Stability Titanite Chunk Titanite Slab Souls Lightning Effigy Shield +0 93/0/0/93 90/40/70/90 45 1 - - Lightning Effigy Shield +1 97/0/0/97 90/40/70/90 45 1 - - Lightning Effigy Shield +2 101/0/0/101 90/40/70/90 45 1 - - Lightning Effigy Shield +3 105/0/0/105 90/40/70/90 45 2 - - Lightning Effigy Shield +4 109/0/0/109 90/40/70/90 45 3 - - Lightning Effigy Shield +5 120/0/0/120 90/40/70/90 45 - 1 -

Magic

Adds magic damage. Moderate damage bonus from intelligence.
Requires

• Effigy Shield+5
• Green Titanite
• Blue Titanite

Name Damage Stat Bonuses Damage Reduction % Stability Green Titanite Shard Blue Titanite Chunk Blue Titanite Slab Souls Magic Effigy Shield +0 56/61/0/0 E/-/D/- 90/40/70/90 45 1 200 Magic Effigy Shield +1 58/64/0/0 E/-/D/- 90/41.2/70/90 45 1 200 Magic Effigy Shield +2 61/67/0/0 E/-/D/- 90/42.4/70/90 45 1 200 Magic Effigy Shield +3 64/70/0/0 E/-/D/- 90/43.6/70/90 45 2 200 Magic Effigy Shield +4 67/73/0/0 E/-/D/- 90/44.8/70/90 45 2 200 Magic Effigy Shield +5 69/75/0/0 E/-/D/- 90/46/70/90 45 3 200 Magic Effigy Shield +6 72/79/0/0 E/-/D/- 90/47.2/70/90 45 1 200 Magic Effigy Shield +7 76/82/0/0 E/-/D/- 90/48.4/70/90 45 1 200 Magic Effigy Shield +8 79/86/0/0 E/-/D/- 90/49.6/70/90 45 2 200 Magic Effigy Shield +9 82/89/0/0 E/-/D/- 90/50.8/70/90 45 3 200 Magic Effigy Shield +10 90/98/0/0 E/-/D/- 90/52/70/90 45 1 200

Divine

Adds magic damage. Moderate damage bonus from faith.
Requires

• Effigy Shield+5
• Green Titanite
• White Titanite

Name Damage Stat Bonuses Damage Reduction % Stability Aux Effect Green Titanite Shard White Titanite Chunk White Titanite Slab Souls Divine Effigy Shield +0 51/62/0/0 E/-/D/- 90/40/70/90 45 0/0/110/- 1 200 Divine Effigy Shield +1 53/65/0/0 E/-/D/- 90/40/70/90 45 0/0/110/- 1 200 Divine Effigy Shield +2 56/68/0/0 E/-/D/- 90/40/70/90 45 0/0/110/- 1 200 Divine Effigy Shield +3 58/71/0/0 E/-/D/- 90/40/70/90 45 0/0/110/- 2 200 Divine Effigy Shield +4 61/74/0/0 E/-/D/- 90/40/70/90 45 0/0/110/- 2 200 Divine Effigy Shield +5 63/77/0/0 E/-/D/- 90/40/70/90 45 0/0/110/- 3 200 Divine Effigy Shield +6 66/81/0/0 E/-/D/- 90/40/70/90 45 0/0/110/- 1 200 Divine Effigy Shield +7 69/84/0/0 E/-/D/- 90/40/70/90 45 0/0/110/- 1 200 Divine Effigy Shield +8 72/88/0/0 E/-/D/- 90/40/70/90 45 0/0/110/- 2 200 Divine Effigy Shield +9 75/91/0/0 E/-/D/- 90/40/70/90 45 0/0/110/- 3 200 Divine Effigy Shield +10 82/100/0/0 E/-/D/- 90/40/70/90 45 0/0/110/- 1 200

Fire

Fire damage added. All stat bonuses removed.
Requires

• Effigy Shield+5
• Green Titanite
• Red Titanite

Name Damage Stat Bonuses Damage Reduction % Stability Green Titanite Shard Red Titanite Chunk Red Titanite Slab Souls Fire Effigy Shield +0 75/0/75/0 -/-/-/- 90/40/70/90 45 1 200 Fire Effigy Shield +1 78/0/78/0 -/-/-/- 90/40/71.4/90 45 1 200 Fire Effigy Shield +2 82/0/82/0 -/-/-/- 90/40/72.8/90 45 1 200 Fire Effigy Shield +3 85/0/85/0 -/-/-/- 90/40/74.2/90 45 2 200 Fire Effigy Shield +4 89/0/89/0 -/-/-/- 90/40/75.6/90 45 2 200 Fire Effigy Shield +5 93/0/93/0 -/-/-/- 90/40/77/90 45 3 200 Fire Effigy Shield +6 97/0/97/0 -/-/-/- 90/40/78.4/90 45 1 200 Fire Effigy Shield +7 101/0/101/0 -/-/-/- 90/40/79.8/90 45 1 200 Fire Effigy Shield +8 105/0/105/0 -/-/-/- 90/40/81.2/90 45 2 200 Fire Effigy Shield +9 109/0/109/0 -/-/-/- 90/40/82.6/90 45 3 200 Fire Effigy Shield +10 120/0/120/0 -/-/-/- 90/40/84/90 45 1 200

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Key

Damage:	The Damage stat dictates how much damage the shield does when used for bashing. All shields have Blunt physical damage, apart from the Spiked shield's Slashing damage, but it is also more of a weapon than a shield. Certain enemies are weak or strong against different damage types.
Damage Reduction %:	The Damage Reduction % of the shield. It dictates how much damage the shield mitigates while blocking. The Damage Reduction % stats for shields are W / X / Y / Z: W is Physical Damage X is Magical Damage Y is Fire Damage Z is Lightning Damage
Stability:	Determines the amount of stamina expended to block an incoming attack. A higher stability also allows players to block stronger attacks without breaking guard and reduces the amount of stamina depleted from blocking attacks.
Durability:	The durability of the shield. The effectiveness of the shield will severely deteriorate when the durability falls below 30%.
Weight:	The weight of the shield. Note that carrying over 50% of a character's Equip Weight will reduce the speed of their rolls, while going over 100% will reduce their regular speed to walking and attempts to roll or backstep will leave them momentarily stunned.
Requirements:	Determines how high various Stats must be in order to wield the shield effectively. The requirement stats for shields are W / X / Y / Z: W is the Strength required X is the Dexterity required Y is the Intelligence required Z is the Faith required While it is possible to use a shield with lower-than-required Strength, the character will suffer a severe penalty to stability, thus making it easier to break their guard.

Footnotes

1. When two-handing this weapon, only 7 strength is required.